Allergies

So Hunter inherited one horrible thing from his mommy. ALLERGIES!! I am so sorry that he had to get this from me. Anyway so this so far has been a tough one. He is always having to take different kinds of sinus meds. (Zyrtec, Xyzal, Singulair...) So far this year due to allergies we have had 2 ear infections, a respiratory infection, and tonsillitis. Not to mention multiple fevers, a constant hacking cough, and a constant river of a runny nose. YUCK! When his cough and breathing gets bad he has to take xopenex breathing treatments (which cost $ out the ying yang) and it is sad to see your child sick. Especially when he is constantly sick (with allergies you know he inherited from you)! Oh well hopefully we are over the major sicknesses now and he will just have allergies then get better. Keep him in your prayers. He doesn't act like he feels bad, just has low grade fever, runny nose, and cough. Oh well!!! Maybe he will outgrow it!

Life with a 14 month old!

Wow! Hunter is growing so fast. Everyday is a new accomplishment. Most recently he knows where his eyes, nose, mouth and ears are. He is trying to repeat words and is now saying mama, daddy, papa, ball and shoes all the time!!! He is a total monkey. He climbs on everything! He is a total boy!! Mr. Destructo should be his nickname. We have had some ups and downs lately with sickness. First it was allergies, then bilateral ear infections, then upper respiratory infection, then tonsillitis. But I think for now all is well. Except he is cutting his back teeth now! Watch out mom's those are the worst!

So we have a lot of friends who are going thru trials and tribulations right now that really have made me stop and cherish every second of time I have with him. One family has lost a son, one has had a miscarriage, one a child who spent some time in the NICU, one who just had 2 surgeries in the past month, one who can't seem to concieve a child of their own, and one who has a child 10 months older than mine who has cancer. These things are so scary to think about. They make me appreciate my life more. I am blessed and sometimes I think I forget that. The other night laying on the couch Hunter was asleep in my arms. I kissed his head, held him tight and cried. I thanked God that I have him and prayed that he will always know how blessed he is and that I will always remember how blessed I am. I held him and watched him as he slept and I whispered in his ear how much I loved him, how hard we had to fight to get him and how thankful we were to have a healthy son. I told him about all of the dreams and goals I have for his future. And how I would always support and love him thru whatever road life takes us down.

Well I have rambled enough. I just felt like I needed to spill the guts for a while. Thanks to everyone who is a part of our lives. We love you all and are blessed to have such wonderful family and friends!

Slideshow of Hunter's first year!!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Feeding the Ducks!!

On Labor Day since we all the day off Jeremy, me and his mom Gloria decided to take Hunter to a pond near his cousin's house and let him feed the ducks. When we got there the ducks bombarded us before we could even get to the pond. It was about 10-12 ducks there that day and boy were they hungry. These ducks got so close that we could touch them. It was cool. Jeremy wanted to catch one but we stopped him! Hunter was scared to death of those ducks. He never cried he just kept looking at them then me like what are these things and why are they quacking at me! It was so cute. Finally after about 10 minutes of feeding the ducks Hunter decided hmmm if they can eat the bread so can I! GiGi would put bread in his hands and tell him to throw it to the duckies and he would instead shove it in his mouth. It was soooo funny! Then he tried to pick some off the ground but his overprotective mom (yes me!!) stopped him and told him that was nasty! The weather was a little damp but we had a good time! Hopefully next time we go Hunter will not be as scared of the ducks now that he has seen them once! Hope we can go back soon!!

Trying to take pics

Ok so it is not easy taking pictures of a one year old. We took Hunter for his one year pics with Dale Williams last night. All I can say is thank God he is a patient man and a wonderful photographer. He always manages to get a great shot no matter what. Hunter was running all around the studio and would not sit still. I don't think I could have handled him without my mother-in-law. Thank God for GiGi!! But in the end we got some good pics of him standing and sitting on the wooden bench, sitting in the rocking chair, and sitting on and standing beside the hobby horse. I always thought it was hard to get good pics of him when he was little and immobile. But now, WOW!! The kid is like a monkey wanting to climb all over everything. And good luck getting him to look at you. He is looking around at everything else making noise!! And he will not smile and show them 5 pretty teeth for nothing. He gives this stern serious look like his daddy! But in the end no matter what we had fun and are bound to end up with pics and memories to last forever. Thanks Dale for all the great pics you took of Hunter's first year, birth to now! I promise to post the pics when I have them!!

Hunter's 1 year checkup!

So Hunter went today for his one year checkup with Dr. Baliga. All is good! He weighs 26 pounds (90%) and is 30.5 inches tall (95%)! His head circumfrence is now in the 95% (I could have told you that! He has a huge head, but it is a cute head!) He is on mark with all his milestones (walking, playing peek-a-boo, rolling a ball, noticing the difference between mama and dada!) He is growing up so fast, I swear blink and they are not little babies anymore!! He got four shots today and had to get some blood drawn (the dreaded finger prick)! With the shots he only cried for like 2 seconds and as soon as I picked him up he was fine. With the finger prick he did not cry at all, he just looked at the lady like "what?"!!! So no more shots for now. We go back hopefully next month for the flu shot and then in December for his 18 month checkup! But until then all is good with Hunter! Clean bill of health from the dr! Next stop the dentist!!

Hunter's First birthday!

So we had Hunter's first birthday party! Overall it was a huge success. I had to do a lot of work, but in the end it was worth it to see all of our family and friends sharing in Hunter's joy! He got lots of awesome presents. (although he was not too good at opening them and apparently mommy wasn't fast enough!) He got clothes, toys, money, food, and best of all his lifetime hunting and fishing license. He missed his nap that afternoon so he was getting a little sleepy! When it came to cake time, he started off real danty. He did not want to rip into it like I thought he would. At first he started picking off the sprinkles. Finally he grabbed a handful of icing and tasted it and was like yummmmm! In no time he was diving head first into the cake. Then he dumped it and started trying to eat the plate! He got it all over him, in his hair, in his ears, and worst of all in his eyes! His eyes got all red and swollen. We went straight from the highchair to the bathtime! We had a great day! Here are a few of his pics! ENJOY!!

Hunter is One!

Oh my God, how time flies. I feel like it was just yesterday that I gave birth to Hunter. He was born at 8:06 pm on August 25, 2008! Now he is one and tomorrow we will have his first birthday party! I can not get over how much he has grown. Of course his bday party theme is baseballs! If you know his daddy you know why! It is amazing how one year ago all he could do was lie still and kick and coo. Now he walks around, explores the world and is learning so much! I am overwhelmed somedays and then I stop and look at him and think wow! Life is great! I feel like he has always been here. I could not imagine what life would be like without him. Hunter I love and hope you have a wonderful 1st birthday!!!